Shawn Olden II's 3-pointer with 9:16 left in the first half put Texas Southern up 29-7, the Tigers' largest lead of the game. UAPB (11-16, 8-6) nearly erased the deficit when Shaun Doss' layup cut the Golden Lions' gap to 54-52 with 12:18 left in the game. But the Tigers pushed the lead back to double digits before the eight-minute mark and pulled away for good with 11 straight points in the final five minutes.

Martaveous McKnight had 23 points and Doss scored 14 for the Golden Lions.